A scary moment Tuesday afternoon for students in Kansas City, Missouri when their school bus burst into flames.

That call came in to the fire department just before 4:15 p.m. Tuesday. The caller told dispatchers that a school bus was on fire and students were being evacuated from that bus.

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KMBC's helicopter was on scene a short time later and saw flames shooting from that school bus. A group of children was standing in a group down the street while firefighters attempted to douse those flames.